{"id":27180,"date":"2015-12-17T22:08:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T03:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27180"},"modified":"2015-12-17T22:08:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T03:08:35","slug":"the-numbers-dont-add-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=27180","title":{"rendered":"The Numbers Don’t Add Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Free<\/a> Beacon posted an article today about American<\/a> air strikes on ISIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

President Obama<\/a> said for the first time this week that U.S. and allied airstrikes are targeting ISIS training camps in Iraq<\/a> and Syria<\/a>, but new figures reveal only 20 camps were hit in recent months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since May, U.S. and allied air forces conducted 17 attacks hitting a total of 20 camps in Syria and Iraq, according to the U.S. military<\/a> command in Iraq.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Critics in the Obama administration and U.S. military say ISIS has been operating more than 60 training camps since 2014 in areas of Syria and Iraq. The camps are said to be producing an estimated 1,000 fighters a month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Somehow I don’t think 17 attacks in more than six months is the best we can do. The reason given for the lack of attacks is the proximity or the camps to civilians areas.<\/p>\n

The article further reports:<\/p>\n

Long War Journal<\/a><\/em> reported<\/a> in June that the number of terrorist training camps<\/a> in Syria and Iraq continues to increase, for both ISIS and al Qaeda. The journal reported that more than 100 training camps have been identified in the two Middle East states.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe proliferation of training camps in Iraq and Syria speaks to the strength of the Islamic State and its ability to continue to gather and instruct recruits despite the U.S. and allies\u2019 air campaign,\u201d said Bill Roggio, editor of the Long War Journal<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unclear if U.S. airstrikes have significantly set back the Islamic State\u2019s training program,\u201d he told the Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. \u201cWe may not be hitting the training facilities quick enough to make a difference.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obama, under pressure from critics at home and abroad over the limited military strategy against ISIS, on Monday vowed that the U.S. strategy is \u201cmoving forward with a great sense of urgency\u201d following ISIS-linked attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We should have learned from past experience that wars need to be fought by the military–not the politicians. If we do not plan to win, we have no business getting involved in a war. When we go half-way to war, Americans die needlessly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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